Down one and missing the final free throw of the game with less than four seconds left on the clock usually means the game is over. That was the case for Mike Saunders Jr. and McNeese, but not the way you think.
Not to mention that the Cowboys were down 18 points earlier in the half.
After Saunders Jr. missed the potentially game-tying trip to the free-throw line, pure chaos erupted. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi failed to secure the rebound, which ended with an easy layup for McNeese’s Antavion Collum — a shot that also missed. But alas, Christian Shumate was there for the Cowboys for the buzzer-beating put back to secure the stunning 62-61 win.
Watch the play here:
MCNEESE WINS IN DRAMATIC FASHION AT THE BUZZER ?
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The Islanders and Cowboys changed leads 14 different times in this absolute thriller, which ended most appropriately. Luckily, for Saunders Jr., Shumate and Collum, the Cowboys had the last laugh.
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McNeese was led by a balanced scoring attack with three players scoring in double digits. DJ Richards led the team with 12 points, with Christian Shumate collecting 13 rebounds, including the board that mattered most.
